The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-05-21
Johnsonville.
Indianola,
Faisonia.
To The Benevolent Frsternitiss, Churches,
Sunday Schools. And All Other Charitable
Disposed People in The State 0fMississippi.


Office of The Grand Master of Masons, I |
Natchez, Mississippi, May 10Th, 1887. I
We are again advised that the
treasury of the Protestant Orphan
Asylum, of this city, is nearly
empty that but one months sup.
plies can be procured. When we
consider the fact that there are
two other asylums in this city,
like this, entirely dependent on
the charity of the public, prlnci.
pally the citizens of Natchez, it
will be seen at q glance that there
is nothing strange about the repe.
tition of these appeals to the gen.
eral public, and the Benevolent
Orders in particular, in its behalf.
II is true that the Masonic Grand
Lodge annually appropriates the
sum of $500 90, and that the Grand
Lodges of Odd Fellows, Knights
of Honor aud Knights of Pythias,
have also made generous contri-
buttons to the same worthy OBJ.
ject. These sums come from the
pockets of the members of the
Lodges, but is that fact any rea.
son why we should not, as indi.
viduals and as Lodges, increase
our credit on High by such addi.
tional contributions as we may be
able to makei Certainly not. |
am we'll aware that the people
have responded literally In the
past to similar appeals, and this
encourages the hope that a sim.
pie statement of the fact, that the
little ones in this Asylum need
help again, will result in substan.
tial an immediate relief.
II we were begging for any.
thing else than an object so sacred,
and which appeals so strongly to
the finer senslbllities of our ma.
ture, we would hesitate long be.
fore making this appeal, but we
respectfully submit that there Is
nothing more grand that q charac.
ter devoted to the relief of the
destitute, and particularly the or.
pban, who has no parent but the
Father of all, and no means of liv-
ing save as meted out to them by
the hand of charity. When you
sit down In your homes, cast your
eyes around the family circle and
imagine the father and mother as
having been called away to the
"Land of Silence," your own little
ones h0useless and homeless, and
then if you do not feel like contri.
buting mite to the comfort and
support of somebody else's little
ones, who have no father or moth.
eg-why, just keep your money in
your pocket "The Lord loveth a
cheerful giver; blessed is he that
considereth the poor, the Lord
will deliver him in time oftrouble I;
there is that scattereth and yet in.
creascth /; there is that withhold.
eth more than his mete, which
tendeth to poverty" Now breth.
rem, If you are satisfied with the
promises of God, eveidence the
fact by helping the Lady Mana.
gers of this great charity, which is
an honor to the State and every
citizen of it, by making as liberal a
donation as your means will per-
nit, and If you find yourselves one
cent poorer at the end of the year
In consequence of your having
helped the orphans, just draw on
me efor the deficit and l will cheer
fully pay the draft
The Pastors of all Churches, and
the Superintendents of all Sunday
Schools, are earnestly requested
to give their congregations and
schools an opportunity of helping
the Asylum in this its time of
great need.
Please send all contributions of
money to Bro. j. L. Power, Jack
son, who will promptly acknowl.
edge receipt through the press,
and any clothing or provisions
that may be contributed, to the
Lady Managers direct.
Il. &. DELAP,